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PARDONER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A medieval cleric who raised money for the church by selling papal indulgences

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("pardoner" is a kind of...):

churchman; cleric; divine; ecclesiastic (a clergyman or other person in religious orders)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pardoner"):

absolver (someone who grants absolution)

Derivation:

pardon (grant a pardon to)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or offense

Synonyms:

excuser; forgiver; pardoner

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("pardoner" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

Derivation:

pardon (grant a pardon to)

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